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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Toppan Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
TOPPAN INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a head mechanism including a thermal head; a ribbon conveyance unit that defines a conveyance path of a thermal transfer ribbon and conveys the thermal transfer ribbon along the conveyance path of the thermal transfer ribbon; and a medium conveyance unit that defines a conveyance path of a transfer target medium and conveys the transfer target medium along the conveyance path of the transfer target medium. Each of the conveyance path of the thermal transfer ribbon and the conveyance path of the transfer target medium includes a transfer position and a peeling position downstream of the transfer position, the transfer position being a position where the thermal transfer ribbon overlaid on the transfer target medium is subjected to heat and pressure from the thermal head, the peeling position being a position where the thermal transfer ribbon starts to be peeled away from the transfer target medium.